The rightmost local lane above Exit 109 reopened Sunday morning, the authority confirmed Monday. It was closed for several days after a backhoe on the back of a passing trailer damaged two beams of the structure that suspends the Parkway over Middletown-Lincroft Road.

"Engineers assessed the damage Thursday night and Friday morning and settled on a repair strategy that involves installing temporary beams this weekend to shore up the structure and allow for the reopening ... before Monday," according to a prepared statement Friday on the authorities website.

"The permanent repair will involve the installation of a new bridge deck panel with the beams attached," according to Friday's announcement. "The deck and beams will be fabricated off site and installed during one weekend construction cycle."